The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-07-20
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

Excursion to Niagara Falls on
Thursday, July %. Take it in.
The trout season expired on the
18th inst, so put away the tackle.
Miss Essie Calvin of Brookville,
Pa, is visiting with her sister Mrs. T.
F. Ritchey.
Miss Ellie Walters is very poorly
this morning. DR.. Borland ID up from
Franklin to see her.
Mr.. Hall, of Steubenville, O., is
paying the family of his daughter,
Mrs. DIR. Siggins, visit.
The band boys sold ten gallons of
ice cream last Friday evening. On
tap again next Friday evening.
County Superintendent Kerr ad-
vertises his examinations this week.
Those interested should preserve the
dates.
"A number Of the young people
of Tionesta picnicked at the Tubbs
Run platform, ON German Hill last
Friday.
r w. Criswoll Esq, of the Der.
rick, paid TIonesta short visit last
Thursday, aud the REPUBLICAN ac-
knowlejges pleasant call from the
gifted journalist.
Mr.. George j. Lacy's new dwell.
ing at Gslepza Mills is about com.
pleted, and is said to be much finer
edifice than the one which burned
down last spring.
The water in the Allegheny and
its tributaries is from six inches to
foot lower than it ever was known at
this season of the year. So the old
people hereabouts tell US.
The band boys now carry an ele.
CANT flag, the gift of Capt. Stow Post.
A deserved recognition for the sweet
music which the boys have furnished
the Post on nmerous occasions.
-Ballou'S Magazine for August,
brim full, as usual, o. the choicest lit.
erature, is on hand. The price of
Ballou's is but s1.50 per year. Ad.
dress, % Hawley ST., Boston, Mass.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday of
the past week were the most oppress.
lively hot we have had this season, the
thermometer having varied but triAe
from the 100 point during those days.
The number of deaths, from sun.
stroke reported in the past few days
from the larger cities is quite appall.
ing. No less than eighteen deaths oc-
CURED in Philadelphia alone on Sun.
day last.
The Whig Hill camp meeting be-
gins one week from to o-day, the 9th
inst. Quite a number of Tionesta
families have engaged tents and will
take in the meeting, wb' is to last
one week.
The State Department, in answer
to inquiries, announces that the Pam.
phlet Laws of 1887 have been in the
State Printers hands for some time
and will be ready for delivery by
August 1st.
Henry Lamb, whose illness from
paralysis we mentioned last week died
in West Penn hospital, Pittsburgh,
yesterday. Funeral takes place to-
morrow, Thursday, at 4 o'clock, at
Pleasantville, Pa.
The Tionesta REPUBLICAN comes
out this week enlarged TO seven col.
umns. Glad to see this evidence of
prosperity aud wealth. Tidioote Nelcs
Wealth Say, Bro. White, you just
about take our breath away.
-Huckleberries and red raspber-
ries are coming in somewhat. Black
berries, which promised a good crop
few weeks ago, have been more or less
Injured by the drOuth, but guess
therell be enough to 60 round.
Governor Beaver was the guest Of
Secretary Stone at Warren over last
Sabbath, and during his stay took ad.
vantage of the opportunity to come
down and look at his Forest county
lands, which begin to show up as oil
territory. The Governor came down
on the 11S train and went back on
the 400, getting off at Jameson sta,
tion, so that none of his Tionesta
friends got seeing him.